Curved iPhones may be coming next year

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By ABC30

FRESNO, Calif.

Two new iPhone models are in the works, with curved displays as big as 5.5 inches, Bloomberg reports.

In March, Apple filed a patent for an "electronic device with wrap around display." While other manufacturers have phones with curved screens, Apple's version is different. According to the patent, the display would extend around the edges of the device.

"By curving the glass around the edges and making the display pressure sensitive, you can eliminate buttons," said Patrick Moorhead, the founder of the tech analyst firm Moor Insights and Strategies, "You can also put in programmable buttons and open it up to app developers to play with."